| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Nikon |
| Model | ILCE 9 24.2MP DSLR Camera | D3400 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 9 | D3400 |
| Model Number | ILCE 9 | D3400 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Minimum Illumination | Yes with Built-in LED type | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 95.6 x 63.0 mm | 124 x 98 x 75.5 mm |
| Weight | 673 GM | 445 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI micro connector Type-D, BRAVIA Sync Control for HDMI, PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output/4K still image PB | - |
| Accessory Shoe | Auto-lock | ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync, Data Contacts and Safety Lock |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Single Lens Af-P Dx Nikkor 18-55 Mm F/3.5-5.6G Vr Kit 16 Gb Sd Card + Camera Bag |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | 23.5 x 15.6 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 204800 ISO | - |
| Maximum FPS | 100 | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor RS CMOS sensor | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 25600 |
| Other Sensor Features | - | ISO 100 - 12800 in Steps of 1/3 EV, Can also be Set to 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV ISO 25600 Equivalent above ISO 12800, Metering Range ISO 100, f/1.4 Lens, 20 degree C Matrix or Center-weighted Metering 0 - 20 EV, Spot Metering 2 - 20 EV, Supported |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | Nikon F Mount with AF Contacts |
| Digital Zoom | 8x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 1x | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | Nikkor Lens |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Type | - | Single-lens, Interchangeable Lens |
| Focal Length | - | 18 - 55 mm |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | - | Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Autofocus is Available with AF-P, Type E and G AF-S Lenses |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour,Quad-VGA OLED | Eye-level Pentamirror Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | 0.85x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 | -1.7 to +0.5 m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 23 mm | 19 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features | BRIGHTNESS CONTROL VIEWFINDER
Auto/Manual 5 steps between -2 and +2 | Frame Coverage 95% Horizontal and 95% Vertical, Eyepoint 18 mm 1.0 m-1, From Center Surface of Viewfinder Eyepiece Lens |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | - |
| Focus Range | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached | Detection Range 1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20 degree C |
| Focus Points | 35 mm full frame 693 points phase-detection AF, APS-C mode with FF lens 299 points phase-detection AF, with APS-C lens 221 points phase-detection AF / 25 points contrast-detection AF | 11 Focus Points |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight | - |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight / Flash /Underwater/ Colour Temperature 2500 to 9900K and colour filter G7 to M7 57-step, A7 to B7 29-step / Custom | Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine Tuning |
| Other Focus Features | Eye-start AF only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached Sold separately, Lock-on AF, Eye AF, AF micro adjustment Sold separately, with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF Track Sens, Swt.V/H AF Area, AF Area Regist. | AF-area Mode Single Point AF, Dynamic Area AF, Auto Area AF, 3D-tracking 11 Points, Focus Lock Focus can be Locked by Pressing Shutter Release Button Halfway Single Servo AF or By Pressing AE-L / AF-L Button, Face Priority AF, Wide Area AF, Normal Area AF, Subject Tracking AF, Autofocus Contrast-detect AF Anywhere in Frame Camera Selects Focus Point Automatically when Face-priority AF or Subject Tracking AF is Selected |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | AUTO iAuto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Movie Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M, Slow & Quick Motion Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M | Manual, Automatic |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | +/ 5.0 EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable, with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | Can be Adjusted by 5 to +5 EV in Steps of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, Scene and Night Vision Modes |
| Other Exposure Features | Bracket Cont., Bracket Single, 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1.0 EV increments. | Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L / AF-L Button, Metering TTL Exposure Metering Using Main Image Sensor, Exposure Modes Auto Modes Auto Auto, Flash Off, Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M, Special Effects Modes Night Vision, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Selective Color, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key, Exposure Meter Coupling CPU, Exposure Modes Auto Modes Auto Auto, Flash Off, Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M, Special Effects Modes Night Vision, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Selective Color, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | Electronically-controlled Vertical-travel Focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | [Still images, Single shot]4, Mechanical Shutter 1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, AUTO 1/32000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, Electronic Shutter 1/32000 to 30 seconds, [Still images, Continuous shooting]4, Mechanical Shutter1/8000 to 30 seconds, AUTO 1/32000 | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | AUTO/Electronic Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 20fps, Mid max. 10fps, Lo max. 5fps8910, Mechanical Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 5fps, Mid max. 5fps, Lo max. 2.5fps11 | - |
| Other Shutter Features | Auto/Mechanical shutter/Electronic shutter | X=1/200 sec Synchronizes with Shutter at 1/200 sec or Slower, Frame Advance Rate Upto 5 fps Frame Rates Assume Manual Focus, Manual or Shutter-priority Auto Exposure, A Shutter Speed of 1/250 sec or Faster and Other Settings at Default Values, Shutter Speed 1/4000 to 30 sec in Steps of 1/3 EV, Bulb, Time |
| Release Modes | - | Single Frame, Continuous, Q Quiet Shutter Release, Self-timer, Remote |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Wireless7, Hi-speed sync.7 | Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Auto Slow Sync, Auto Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Fill Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Rear Curtain with Slow Sync, Rear Curtain Sync, Off |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | -3 to +1 EV in Steps of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M and Scene Modes |
| Other Flash Features | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatibility with the Auto-lock accessory shoe | Built-in Flash Auto, Portrait, Child, Close Up, Night Portrait, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect Auto Flash with Auto Pop-up P, S, A, M Manual Pop-up with Button Release, Guide Number 7/22, 8/26 with Manual Flash m/ft, ISO 100, 20 degree C, Flash Ready Indicator Lights when Built-in Flash or Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Flashes After Flash is Fired at Full Output |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | NEF RAW 12 bit, Compressed JPEG JPEG Baseline Compliant with Fine 14, Normal 18, Basic 116 Compression NEF RAW + JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| Gross Pixel | 28.3 MP | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 3936 x 2624 10M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M | - |
| Other Image Features | Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box 16, Contrast 3 to +3 steps, Saturation 3 to +3 steps, Sharpness 3 to +3 steps | Image Size Pixels 6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S, Playback Full Frame and Thumbnail 4, 9 or 72 Images or Calendar Playback with Playback Zoom, Playback Zoom Cropping, Face Zoom, Movie Playback, Photo and Movie Slide Shows, Histogram Display, Highlights, Photo Information, Location Data Display, Auto Image Rotation, Picture Rating and Image Comment Upto 36 Characters, Range Line of Sight 10 m without Interference, Range May Vary with Signal Strength and Presence or Absence of Obstacles, |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 14,40,000 dots | 921000 dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | No |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1440000 dots | - |
| LCD Display | - | Image Size Pixels 6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S, Playback Full Frame and Thumbnail 4, 9 or 72 Images or Calendar Playback with Playback Zoom, Playback Zoom Cropping, Face Zoom, Movie Playback, Photo and Movie Slide Shows, Histogram Display, Highlights, Photo Information, Location Data Display, Auto Image Rotation, Picture Rating and Image Comment Upto 36 Characters, Range Line of Sight 10 m without Interference, Range May Vary with Signal Strength and Presence or Absence of Obstacles, |
| Other Display Features | - | Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Focal Length Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, 100% Frame Coverage and Brightness Adjustment, Image Resolution Display 921,000 dots VGA |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | Image Size Pixels 6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S, Playback Full Frame and Thumbnail 4, 9 or 72 Images or Calendar Playback with Playback Zoom, Playback Zoom Cropping, Face Zoom, Movie Playback, Photo and Movie Slide Shows, Histogram Display, Highlights, Photo Information, Location Data Display, Auto Image Rotation, Picture Rating and Image Comment Upto 36 Characters, Range Line of Sight 10 m without Interference, Range May Vary with Signal Strength and Presence or Absence of Obstacles, |
| Wireless Connectivity | Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz band13, View on Smartphone Yes, Send to Computer Yes, View on TV Yes | - |
| Wifi | - | No |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick Micro M2, SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 480 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard15 | - |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M | Built-in Monaural Microphone |
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural | - |
| Audio Features | XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | Audio Format Linear PCM, Audio Recording Device Built-in Monaural Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable |
| Video Format | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4 | MOV |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Video Features | - | Video Compression H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| modes and functions features |
| Silent Shooting | Yes Electronic Shutter | - |
| Drive Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi/Mid/Lo selectable, Self-timer, Self-timer Cont., Bracket Single, Bracket Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Scene Modes | - | Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close Up, Night Portrait |